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and with a partnership of jim duff about museum, the washington idea forum was born. so overt next two days you'll hear some of the world's greatest journalist interview news makers and leaders, discuss and debate topics as varied as the election aftermath, global health, education reform. the future of china and many more subject. as we bear with me. i would like to offer words of appreciation for some of the organization and people that have made this event possible. it starts very much at the top of the list with a big thank you to margaret karlson, who is the editorial directer of the washington idea forum. she's wonderful and talented and been the creative force behind the vision of the event from the beginning. thank you margaret, [applause] the event would not be possible without -- i was looking for an adjective that captured the essence. steve clemons with the atlanta now. he's been a great force. the museum shelby, who has also been a key architect of the event. this year after doing something different we welcome a new partnership with the harvard institute
and with a partnership of jim duff about museum, the washington idea forum was born. so overt next two days you'll hear some of the world's greatest journalist interview news makers and leaders, discuss and debate topics as varied as the election aftermath, global health, education reform. the future of china and many more subject. as we bear with me. i would like to offer words of appreciation for some of the organization and people that have made this event possible. it starts very much at...
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. >> i guess there's a tradition in washington d.c. whenever one is asked about making a position come you make one of those predictions. the next 18 months are critical, something along those lines. going to do something very similar. >> that won't won't do it on the sunday morning talk show. >> what i'm going to say here as i think one thing our discussion has alluded to is between the presidency and egypt in a variety of bureaucratic entries. not just the military, but the deep state is going to be very critical. the question of whether he will call a will be extremely important. it's not just the question of that compensation we been waiting for between the president and the various bureaucratic powers, the president, particularly the military and security service. we also look at the relationship between the president and the ear of the muslim brotherhood. is there enough sufficient room for tension between the two sides in such an irreverent end up in a presidency can emerge clicks if that actually happens someday, that sort of t
. >> i guess there's a tradition in washington d.c. whenever one is asked about making a position come you make one of those predictions. the next 18 months are critical, something along those lines. going to do something very similar. >> that won't won't do it on the sunday morning talk show. >> what i'm going to say here as i think one thing our discussion has alluded to is between the presidency and egypt in a variety of bureaucratic entries. not just the military, but the...
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washington redskins, someone i interviewed for an outside lines peace of mind. before kurt warner were stepping toward saying i'm not going let my kid football. eddie was one of the voices that got the conversation started back then. eddie, why adopt you tell us about your perspective an the decision you made with your son. >> tom, thanks. congratulations to the board. thank you for your great work, scott, u.s.a. football. i played the game 27 of years of my life has been devoted to the game. eight years professionally. there's consequences to the game. it comes along with it. at the end of the day, you know, working as a commission of sports league, being involved with two -- actually three full-contact leagues in virginia, the thing i have seen since i have been retired and i've been training. i'm on a training facility that works with young athletes from ages to six to pro. the issue is education, and the reality between the education and the reality is this. is that the coaches, the that coach the game, whether it's flag or tackle, for whatever reason, don't
washington redskins, someone i interviewed for an outside lines peace of mind. before kurt warner were stepping toward saying i'm not going let my kid football. eddie was one of the voices that got the conversation started back then. eddie, why adopt you tell us about your perspective an the decision you made with your son. >> tom, thanks. congratulations to the board. thank you for your great work, scott, u.s.a. football. i played the game 27 of years of my life has been devoted to the...
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they've given a million five in scholarships to washington d.c. public school graduates over the last 20 years or so. we braced endowment of more than $2 million. my experiences on the board and also at the church mason university for a teach both graduate and undergraduate students and public policy have led me to a number of conclusions that run counter to what our traditional view of the american dream is all about. for as long as we can sort of remote or, a college education has been the ticket to a more comfortable life and while that reality still exists, it is competing with some alternatives that i think will hamper not just urban america, but america generally. by that i mean the cost of the ticket to get in and complete college represents a barrier that i believe will ultimately injure our economy. not only that but the rapid change of technological evolution is bringing about has created a spatial mismatch between the kind of jobs that are going to be available going forward and the kinds of people able to take those jobs. the problem i
they've given a million five in scholarships to washington d.c. public school graduates over the last 20 years or so. we braced endowment of more than $2 million. my experiences on the board and also at the church mason university for a teach both graduate and undergraduate students and public policy have led me to a number of conclusions that run counter to what our traditional view of the american dream is all about. for as long as we can sort of remote or, a college education has been the...
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i did expect that i would return to washington. it's only because of the tremendous respect i have for the president and what he's trying to accomplish that i did agree to come back after having served at the treasury for two years. in a way similar to the experience i had a treasury to work with someone who could do your job better than you. that's the experience i've had. >> when you're a princeton, was ben bernanke barisal? >> and then i like to point out before he was chairman of the fed, even before he was chairman of the princeton economics department come he was chairman of my tenure review committee. last night the >> so you have a very high regard. >> man has wonderful judgment. >> to expect to come back to prince to an intensive? >> i can't comment on his plans. >> he held his position and arthur burns held his position and alan greenspan help this position you now hold and they'll were not to be chairman of the federal reserve. do you have any interest in being chairman of the federal reserve? >> my interest to see the e
i did expect that i would return to washington. it's only because of the tremendous respect i have for the president and what he's trying to accomplish that i did agree to come back after having served at the treasury for two years. in a way similar to the experience i had a treasury to work with someone who could do your job better than you. that's the experience i've had. >> when you're a princeton, was ben bernanke barisal? >> and then i like to point out before he was chairman...
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i agree that washington is broken but in my view washington is broken because of extreme politics and extreme wealth, and what we need to do to truly change things is to shake up the status quo, and in any view, both charlie summers and angus king respect in the status quo. extreme politics when it comes to our roman candidate who supports the tax pledge and denies the science of climate change, and an begun king's case, very, very nice man, honorable man. we have another extremely wealthy older white man, and i have nothing against extreme woldser extremely wealthy white men but they're represented well in washington and we need a new generation of leadership, somebody who would support openly president barack obama, will caucus with the democrats and work towards addressing climbed change and work towards fighting the war on women and working towards protecting workers and make sure healthcare is available. protecting social security and medicare. i have a track record of fighting for maine. i look forward to going down to washington and being a strong voice for working families, fo
i agree that washington is broken but in my view washington is broken because of extreme politics and extreme wealth, and what we need to do to truly change things is to shake up the status quo, and in any view, both charlie summers and angus king respect in the status quo. extreme politics when it comes to our roman candidate who supports the tax pledge and denies the science of climate change, and an begun king's case, very, very nice man, honorable man. we have another extremely wealthy...
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however, they are now in washington moved into the terminals. so there is no mode of passenger transportation including aviation that can be profitable only from the fares. >> that make sense to me. >> mr. alves, he made a comment that amtrak needs to be run and basically what she said more like a profitable business. amtrak was set up 40 years ago to be a profitable business. so it's taken us 40 years. what did she mean by that? for example, running more like a business and less like a government agency. are there specific things that need to be done? and they've got the strategic plan and i understand that. but people always say that, they say we need to run development more like a business. that's a statement that can be made in the same think there's a lot of smart people working on this issue and taken 40 years and we still argue over the points. >> it has taken a long time. amtrak actually is a business. it is not a government agency and does not, i don't think, operate as a government. it operates as a business. >> in that respect, and op
however, they are now in washington moved into the terminals. so there is no mode of passenger transportation including aviation that can be profitable only from the fares. >> that make sense to me. >> mr. alves, he made a comment that amtrak needs to be run and basically what she said more like a profitable business. amtrak was set up 40 years ago to be a profitable business. so it's taken us 40 years. what did she mean by that? for example, running more like a business and less...
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they use some weird accounting thing up here in washington. a real dollar for dollar reduction in the budget the first time, i think, in fifty years that took place. he got that done. and it required working sending a limo secret throughout senate to bring senatorbird to the white house to come in and to be courted in effect and held up high and, you know, be beloved by the junior now president of the united states junior when they were in the senate together and then he got the most significant civil rights legislation passed in american history. all with six weeks. all because of leadership. all because he did not let go. it it required grabbing people by the shoulder and not letting them leave until they decided they were going support him. that's how to worked. it it required telling every dirk zen it would be shameful for the party of lincoln to oppose civil right lotion. that's what it required. it it was to pay home imagine to someone who needed to have home imagine paid to them in order change their deeply held segregationist views, he
they use some weird accounting thing up here in washington. a real dollar for dollar reduction in the budget the first time, i think, in fifty years that took place. he got that done. and it required working sending a limo secret throughout senate to bring senatorbird to the white house to come in and to be courted in effect and held up high and, you know, be beloved by the junior now president of the united states junior when they were in the senate together and then he got the most...
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[applause] >> now, more from the washington ideas for them. next, senator amy klobuchar for minnesota on women in the senate. the museum, this is a 15 minute period >> next, we have katty kay at the bbc interviewing amy klobuchar who just killed in this election. she won in minnesota by 35 points. people are saying she owns the state lake hubert humphrey and is better looking. [applause] .. >> with the statue of strom thurmond. [laughter] whenever it did said in a room stays in the room. we never talk about the male senators. [laughter] but the group has worked well together sometimes on legislation or women's health, of burbank, but mostly before to the relationships. my first bill was with olympia snowe. a number of women are problem solvers that you have seen this in the election. but they saw her someone to compromise and there we're elected officials who had the quote that was accurate that said riven politicians speak softly and carry a big statistic. maybe not anymore but there is a model with men coming elected officials who had the qu
[applause] >> now, more from the washington ideas for them. next, senator amy klobuchar for minnesota on women in the senate. the museum, this is a 15 minute period >> next, we have katty kay at the bbc interviewing amy klobuchar who just killed in this election. she won in minnesota by 35 points. people are saying she owns the state lake hubert humphrey and is better looking. [applause] .. >> with the statue of strom thurmond. [laughter] whenever it did said in a room stays...